tattle vs speak

tattle is a noun but speak is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tattle	Yes	No	Yes	No
speak	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, speak is a hypernym of tattle; that is, speak is a word with a broader meaning than tattle:

Other hypernyms of tattle include mouth, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize.

tattle (noun)	speak (noun)
disclosing information or giving evidence about another

tattle (verb)	speak (verb)
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly	express in speech
divulge confidential information or secrets	exchange thoughts; talk with
	use language
	give a speech to
	make a characteristic or natural sound